The First of Chronicles, 8

¹ Benjamin became father to Beʹla his firstborn, Ashʹbel the second, A·harʹah the third,

² Noʹhah the fourth, and Raʹpha the fifth.

³ Beʹla’s sons were Adʹdar, Geʹra, A·biʹhud,

⁴ Ab·i·shuʹa, Naʹa·man, A·hoʹah,

⁵ Geʹra, She·phuʹphan, and Huʹram.

⁶ These were the sons of Eʹhud, the heads of the paternal houses of the inhabitants of Geʹba, who were taken into exile to Manʹa·hath:

⁷ Naʹa·man, A·hiʹjah, and Geʹra—he was the one who took them into exile and he became father to Uzʹza and A·hiʹhud.

⁸ Sha·ha·raʹim became father to children in the territory^*1 of Moʹab after he sent them away. Huʹshim and Baʹa·ra were his wives.^*2

⁹ And by his wife Hoʹdesh, he became father to Joʹbab, Zibʹi·a, Meʹsha, Malʹcam,

¹⁰ Jeʹuz, Sa·chiʹa, and Mirʹmah. These were his sons, heads of the paternal houses.

¹¹ By Huʹshim he became father to A·biʹtub and El·paʹal.

¹² And the sons of El·paʹal were Eʹber, Miʹsham, Sheʹmed (who built Oʹno and Lod and its dependent^*1 towns),

¹³ Be·riʹah, and Sheʹma. These were heads of the paternal houses of the inhabitants of Aiʹja·lon. These drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

¹⁴ And there were A·hiʹo, Shaʹshak, Jerʹe·moth,

¹⁵ Zeb·a·diʹah, Aʹrad, Eʹder,

¹⁶ Miʹcha·el, Ishʹpah, Joʹha, the sons of Be·riʹah;

¹⁷ and Zeb·a·diʹah, Me·shulʹlam, Hizʹki, Heʹber,

¹⁸ Ishʹme·rai, Iz·liʹah, Joʹbab, the sons of El·paʹal;

¹⁹ and Jaʹkim, Zichʹri, Zabʹdi,

²⁰ E·li·eʹnai, Zilʹle·thai, Eʹli·el,

²¹ A·daiʹah, Be·raʹiah, Shimʹrath, the sons of Shimʹe·i;

²² and Ishʹpan, Eʹber, Eʹli·el,

²³ Abʹdon, Zichʹri, Haʹnan,

²⁴ Han·a·niʹah, Eʹlam, An·tho·thiʹjah,

²⁵ Iph·deʹiah, Pe·nuʹel, the sons of Shaʹshak;

²⁶ and Shamʹshe·rai, She·ha·riʹah, Ath·a·liʹah,

²⁷ Ja·a·re·shiʹah, E·liʹjah, Zichʹri, the sons of Je·roʹham.

²⁸ These were heads of the paternal houses by their descendants. These headmen lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ The father of Gibʹe·on, Je·iʹel, lived in Gibʹe·on. His wife’s name was Maʹa·cah.

³⁰ And his firstborn son was Abʹdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baʹal, Naʹdab,

³¹ Geʹdor, A·hiʹo, and Zeʹcher.

³² Mikʹloth became father to Shimʹe·ah. And they all lived near their brothers in Jerusalem, along with their other brothers.

³³ Ner became father to Kish; Kish became father to Saul; Saul became father to Jonʹa·than, Malʹchi-shuʹa, A·binʹa·dab, and Esh·baʹal.^*1

³⁴ And Jonʹa·than’s son was Merʹib-baʹal.^*1 Merʹib-baʹal became father to Miʹcah.

³⁵ And the sons of Miʹcah were Piʹthon, Melʹech, Ta·reʹa, and Aʹhaz.

³⁶ Aʹhaz became father to Je·hoʹad·dah; Je·hoʹad·dah became father to Alʹe·meth, Azʹma·veth, and Zimʹri. Zimʹri became father to Moʹza.

³⁷ Moʹza became father to Binʹe·a, Raʹphah his son, El·e·aʹsah his son, Aʹzel his son.

³⁸ Aʹzel had six sons, and their names were Az·riʹkam, Boʹche·ru, Ishʹma·el, She·a·riʹah, O·ba·diʹah, and Haʹnan. All of these were the sons of Aʹzel.

³⁹ And the sons of his brother Eʹshek were Uʹlam his firstborn, Jeʹush the second, and E·liphʹe·let the third.

⁴⁰ And the sons of Uʹlam were mighty warriors who could handle^*1 the bow, and they had many sons and grandsons, numbering 150. All of these were descendants of Benjamin.